The EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM)
Georgia hosted for the first time two (2) Medical Security Courses in the
Mission Headquarters, Tbilisi, between 28 May and 9 June 2018. This course is
conducted for civilian Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Missions. The
Swedish Contingencies Agency (MSB) conducted both courses. This Medical
Security training was developed by the MSB for CSDP Missions and specifically
for CSDP Mission safety and security personnel.

Each course was diverse in nature
with a total of thirty four (34) students participating. Students came from
EULEX Kosovo, EUAM Ukraine, EUCAP Mali, EUCAP Somalia, EUCAP Niger, EUBAM
Libya, EUPOL COPPS, Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) and the
host Mission. CSDP missions are constantly at risk of a medical emergency.
This Medical Security training
is a comprehensive theoretical, practical and simulation based five-day long
course.

The course gave participants the
knowledge, skills and ability required to prevent and respond in cases of
medical emergencies in a safe, secure, timely and effective manner. Throughout
the course, assessments and evaluations were carried out on each participant. Students,
by the very nature of the course, must achieve the highest standards. By its
very nature also, the training was carried out in simulated and real (exercise)
conditions.

Conny Åkerblom, MSB Senior Programme
Officer and Medical Security coordinator said -
34 very professional Security officers have been trained in the MSB Medical
Security training course in Georgia. The results from the training are
extremely good.

Mr. Fredrik Zethelius, Medical
Security Chief Instructor said
–
Considering that in recent years the number of accidents and traumatic related
incidents in the mission areas have increased, the Swedish MSB has, after a
request from CPCC,developed a completely new Medical
Security course. The first two pilot courses have now been successfully
conducted at the EUMM Headquarters, Tbilisi, Georgia.

The EUMM has hosted various
training courses in the past and welcomes such courses. The EUMM hosted the ‘Critical
Incident Stress Management’ course in April 2018.

The course coordinator thanked
the Mission and the senior mission security officer for their support.